The morning brought confirmation of four elderly women murdered in Warsaw, with prosecutors drawing literary parallels to Dostoevsky's Raskolnikov. Two handymen were arrested as suspects.
The US-Ukraine minerals agreement reached its final form, with Zelenskyy scheduled to visit Washington Friday. White House sources questioned the visit's utility, while Ukrainian officials presented it as crucial for securing future support. The agreement follows Trump's conditions outlined in previous days.
Internal political developments included the dismissal of Poland's fire service chief and tightening of visa regulations for foreign workers. The Foreign Ministry's stance against "unqualified workers" faced criticism from employers.
Belarus conducted unannounced military readiness checks near Polish borders, while Romania's political crisis deepened with the arrest of a leading presidential candidate.